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  • Smartphone
    Video: Nokia N9 – Video Example

      Here’s a clip from the Nokia N9 uploaded by Bill Perry, Global Partner Manager for Imaging at Nokia. We obviously still have to mention that this is Pre-Production firmware so please keep that in mind. Edited Video: Original Raw Video:   Source My Nokia Blog

  • Mobile
    JailbreakMe 3.0 Goes Live: Works on iPad 2 & All iOS 4.3.3 Devices

    JailbreakMe.com, the easy-to-use browser-based jailbreaking tool for Apple mobile devices has just gone live with version 3.0. What this means is anyone can now jailbreak their iOS device running the 4.3 software (or below, in some cases), including the iPad 2. There is no software to download on your computer;...

  • Developer
    Nokia, MeeGo and the Qt EcoSystem

      Looking back at Singapore Nokia Connection the focus was very much on the Nokia N9 with little being mentioned on anything else. Something that was mentioned was the importance of Qt and that Qt would shape the Next Billion devices and the Nokia N9 should be considered as a...

  • Entertainment
    Almost 1 Month Later, Sony Playstation Network Coming Back On Line

    Sony has flipped the switch to bring its Playstation Network back on line, after a lengthy, three-week outage. Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai said that services would be brought back online in phases, and that first phase was underway.Hirai said that this would include sign-in for the Playstation...

  • Smartphone
    The Nokia N8. A bloggers friend?

      Not your normal MeeGo news but i was curious to see how the nokia N8 would suit the average blogger with being his travel companion to cover a conference, so that's what I did. You've got to keep in mind when Nokia brings a MeeGo device to market then...

  • Web
    Android-Controlled Robots? Build Them Now With An Arduino-Based Development Kit

    At Google IO today, Google announced the availability of the Android Open Accessory Development Kit, a new way to extend the Android platform so that other devices can be controlled via phones or tablets. Similar to the SDK, the ADK will allow hardware developers to take advantage of Android so...

  • Mobile
    Parents Rejoice: New Technologies Will End “Sexting,” Driving While Texting & More

    Mobile carriers in the U.S. will soon have expanded Family Locator solutions in place that offer far more controls than simply tracking family members' whereabouts. Instead, these services will offer tools that allow parents to stop teens from texting while driving, stop "sexting" from occurring and stop kids from communicating...

  • Web
    How to Jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad 1

    Over the weekend, the group of iPhone hackers known as the Dev Team released two new tools to jailbreak the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 4.3.1. Both the PwnageTool and the tool called redsn0w allow users to perform an "untethered" jailbreak, which means that when rebooting your...

  • Work
    OpenFlow: The NoSQL of Network Protocols

    In the early 1960s, Paul Baran invented packet switching. Packet switching became the foundation ARPANET, which later gave way to the Internet. Baran died at the age of 84 last Saturday. But packet switching lives on after all these years as the primary foundation of computer networking.But just as chips, databases...

  • Mobile
    What To Do if the Windows 7 Update Bricked Your Samsung Phone

    Yesterday, Microsoft publicly addressed the reports that its first Windows Phone 7 update was "bricking" users' handsets - that is, effectively turning them into non-functional paperweights after the update was downloaded to the device. According to Microsoft's official statement on the matter, only 10% of users experienced problems with the...

  • Web
    No More Crippled iBooks? Jailbreaking Tool’s Update Claims to Fix Issues

    Last week, Apple updated its e-reader app iBooks with several minor new features and one very unwelcome tweak that affected users of jailbroken phones. Jailbreakers who downloaded the update were no longer able to use iBooks on their mobile phone. "Apple deliberately crippled my device," wrote an angry blogger on...

  • Web
    How to Jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 on iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

    On Monday, Apple shipped its long-awaited iOS 4.2.1 update for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, which was the first major upgrade for the iPad since its launch earlier this year. Finally, iPad users have access to features like multitasking, app folders, threaded messaging and a Unified Inbox, thanks to...

  • Web
    4 More Projects to Create a Government-less Internet

    Last week we told you about three projects to create a government-less Internet by taking advantage of wireless mesh networking. Wireless mesh networks are networks that don't require a centralized authority to create networks. These can provide an alternative way to communicate and share information during a crisis such as...

  • Web
    VUDU Brings HD Movie Rentals to Boxee Box

    Boxee Box, the rather oddly-shaped device that brings Internet content to your TV, announced today that VUDU would finally be available with the latest version of the Boxee Box firmware.VUDU and Boxee first announced their partnership last October and today that deal will bring thousands of HD movies to Boxee...

  • Mobile
    Baseband Hacking: A New Frontier for Smartphone Break-ins

    Security researcher Ralf-Philipp Weinmann says he has found a new way to hack into mobile devices - by using a baseband hack that takes advantage of bugs found in the firmware on mobile phone chipsets sold by Qualcomm and Infineon Technologies. Weinmann will demonstrate the hack on both an iPhone...

  • Web
    Android Ported to Google’s Cr-48, the Chrome OS PC

    Developer Liam McLoughin, more commonly known as "Hexxeh" on the Web, has ported Google's Android mobile operating system over to the Cr-48 notebook computer, which previously ran Google's notebook operating system Chrome OS. The basic, black computer, test hardware currently being distributed to thousands of tech journalists and enthusiasts worldwide,...

  • Mobile
    New Apps for Your iPhone & Android, Winter 2010 Edition

    ReadWriteWeb doesn't do a lot of mobile application reviews, but every now and then (ideally, every month, but realistically, every 2-3 months) we like to round-up some of our favorite newcomers to the smartphone application scene.We last rounded up our picks for top new apps in October, when there were...

  • Mobile
    Jailbreak Tool for Windows Phone 7 Killed

    Only days after the official release of the first "jailbreaking" software program for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, its creators have decided to stop development of the program and remove the download from its host site, ?www.chevronwp7.com.This decision was made after a conversation between Microsoft's Brandon Watson, Director of...

  • Web
    iOS 4.2 for iPad Ships, “Find My iPhone” Now Free

    Apple has released the long-awaited iOS 4.2 update for iPad today, the first major software upgrade for the iPad since its launch earlier this year. For iPhone users, the majority of the software's features are nothing new - multitasking, app folders, threaded messages, fast inbox switching, a Unified Inbox and...

  • Developer
    New N900 software PR1.3 update now available!

      A new software update is now available for your Nokia N900. The update adds: Ovi Suite support for the Nokia N900 Tweaks and fixes for phone speed and stability Shipping with Qt 4.7, Qt mobility 1.0.2 and Qt Quick Assist with developer and power users dual booting between Maemo...

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